Death Knell

As Ziling stepped into the small courtyard, a flute melody immediately rang out.

Within the courtyard, Li Fan held a Jade Flute and began to play.

Crafted from some unknown, exquisite jade, the Jade Flute was crystal clear and flawless, like white clouds from the heavens. Two ancient, stylized characters adorned the flute: "Divine Sound."

The clear, resonant notes of the flute continued to sound.

Li Fan intended to make the other party retreat, so the melody he played was like a surging, mighty river!

Nan Feng's beautiful eyes were filled with utter shock. She stared blankly at Li Fan, absorbing the essence of his flute music.

Melodies were all interconnected; the flute's sound could also inspire her own zither music.

At this moment, she felt as if she were a small boat, propelled by an endless river, rising and falling, with massive waves crashing to the sky and the river roaring!

The great river flows east, washing away all the heroes of ages past!

Crashing waves beat against the shore, churning up a thousand heaps of snow!

The grand and magnificent artistic conception left her completely lost in thought.

In the courtyard, the swimming fish were still, the Earth Chickens were dormant, and on the Immortal Peach Tree, the large, red Immortal Peaches emitted a dazzling radiance. In the vegetable patch, every single leaf swayed with the flute's melody!

One sound arose, and all things harmonized!

Outside the courtyard.

Tie Ming was utterly distraught, his jaw hanging open, as if possessed by some entity. The Iron Flute in his hand clattered to the ground.

"The ultimate sound, the ultimate sound..."

Tie Ming muttered. He clearly felt that this flute music depicted a world where the seas surged and the oceans roared, and he was merely the most insignificant of waves.

The flute music in the courtyard abruptly changed. Like waves rising with a fierce wind, it crashed down heavily. In an instant, heaven and earth suddenly fell silent, as calm as a lake surface after wind and rain.

Every single wave disappeared.

At that very moment, Tie Ming's body suddenly began to fade!

He gradually vanished from foot to head, disappearing to an unknown place.

All that remained in his spot was an Iron Flute, whistling mournfully in the wind.

Li Fan's flute music had stopped.

"No... no, Master, Master!"

Zhu Xin trembled. She looked at the scene as if she had seen a ghost, incredulously calling out to Supreme Being Tie Ming, but there was no response at all.

"Senior Brother, what happened? What on earth happened?"

Zhu Xin looked at Ao Ming in terror.

Ao Ming's lips were dry, and his whole body was trembling faintly. He said, "Supreme Being Tie Ming... has undergone Dao Dissolution. He has undergone Dao Dissolution!"

Dao Dissolution!

Zhu Xin was instantly stunned.

Dao Dissolution... meant completely disappearing from this world.

But wasn't Dao Dissolution something that only happened to Supreme Beings whose lifespans had reached their end and could no longer break through? Supreme Being Tie Ming was clearly in his prime, with a bright future, even being hailed as one of the potential candidates for becoming immortal from the Three Absolutes Sacred Land...

And now he had undergone Dao Dissolution, merely because of a single melody played by an unknown entity in this small courtyard.

"What kind of person is hidden here? To cause two Supreme Beings from a Sacred Land, one to go mad and the other to undergo Dao Dissolution..."

Ao Ming muttered, then turned and left.

Without a moment's hesitation!

"Quick, run!"

He only said this and then bolted!

"Senior Brother, wait for me, wait for me..."

Zhu Xin was also frightened and hurried to catch up. They didn't even dare to pick up Tie Ming's Iron Flute...

In the courtyard.

"They should have left by now, right?"

Li Fan smiled and put away the Jade Flute.

Nan Feng was still immersed in the state of enlightenment, unable to extricate herself for a while.

Ziling stepped forward and pushed open the courtyard gate. She saw that Tie Ming and the others had all disappeared, but an Iron Flute remained at the scene.

She froze.

What was going on?

That Iron Flute was Tie Ming's Supreme Artifact. Normally, where the person went, the flute would follow. Why would he leave his Supreme Artifact here?

Could it be... could it be that Tie Ming... was dead?

A bold thought flashed through her mind!

If that were true, it would be too terrifying. From such a distance, Senior Li's single melody killed a Supreme Being invisibly...

But, remembering that Senior Li had driven the Supreme Being Shi Tai, who had inherited the legacy of the Three Absolutes Immortal from years past, mad with just a piece of calligraphy, she suddenly felt this was not impossible!

She immediately stepped forward, picked up Supreme Being Shi Tai's Iron Flute, and then walked back into the small courtyard.

"Senior... they're all gone. This is the flute Shi Tai left behind."

She respectfully handed it to Li Fan.

--In her eyes, this was rightfully Li Fan's spoils of war.

Li Fan heard this and turned his head to look. He was also quite curious, what kind of difference would a flute used by a Cultivator have?

He took it and glanced at it, only to immediately shake his head.

"The material is too poor, crudely made. Throw it in the trash can--"

He said directly.

This was too bad.

Even the things the System gave him were better than this.

A flute used by a Cultivator, and an elder from the Enthusiasts Association at that, and it's like this?

No wonder Nan Feng and Ziling wanted to run out and follow such a sect. It had no future.

Meanwhile, Ziling and Nan Feng both had complex expressions.

This was Supreme Being Tie Ming's "Dustless Flute," a Supreme Being artifact that lived up to its name. If it were released into the outside world, who knew how much of a stir it would cause, with countless people fighting to the death for it.

But, to Senior Li, it was only fit to be thrown in the trash!

"Yes... Teacher."

Ziling immediately tossed the Iron Flute into a nearby miscellaneous items bin.

"Te-Teacher, such a big event has happened in the Cangli Mountain Range, what... what should we do?"

Next, Nan Feng asked somewhat nervously.

Now, she wasn't sure if the great change in the Cangli Mountain Range was something her teacher had instigated...

After all, when the mountains collapsed, only this small mountain village remained unharmed.

It was obvious that all of this was just because Li Fan lived here.

If it weren't for Li Fan, this small mountain village would have long since turned to dust, and the villagers wouldn't have escaped this disaster.

Li Fan heard this and also sighed, saying, "Let's wait--"

"Don't go out for now. It's too chaotic."

He shook his head.

Based on his understanding of earthquakes, there were usually many aftershocks!

Since this small mountain village happened to be in an area that avoided the earthquake, it was best to stay put.

Hearing this, Nan Feng and Ziling's expressions became even more complex.

Even Senior Li said it was chaotic... what kind of major event was happening in the Cangli Mountain Range?

And at this moment.

Ao Ming and Zhu Xin fled all the way, and only after they were far from the mountain village did they finally stop.

"What do we do? What are we going to do this time..."

Zhu Xin asked anxiously and fearfully.

Two Supreme Beings... one driven mad, the other dissolved into the Dao...

If this news gets back, the Three Absolutes Holy Land will probably be in an uproar...

"Forget it. We must inform the Holy Land now!"

"Let the Holy Land bring an immortal artifact over, and I don't believe anyone can protect them, those two bitches Ziling and Nan Feng!"

Ao Ming said with a dark expression and immediately crushed a jade talisman!

A jade talisman connecting to the Three Absolutes Holy Land!

In front of them, a light screen immediately appeared. Within the light screen, there was faintly a human figure.

"What is it?"

A majestic voice sounded.

"Reporting to the Grand Elder, the two rebellious disciples Nan Feng and Ziling have betrayed the sect, defected to others, and also caused Supreme Being Tie Ming to dissolve into the Dao and Supreme Being Shi Tai to go missing!"

"We implore the Grand Elder to provide immediate support, execute the rebellious disciples, and avenge this great wrong!"

Ao Ming said in a deep voice.

On the other side of the light screen, the majestic figure seemed to freeze for a moment, and then disappeared as if.

"Senior Brother, this..." Zhu Xin asked, confused.

"With two Supreme Beings emerging, the sect must convene to discuss! Just wait!"

Ao Ming said grimly.

At this moment.

Central State.

In a Blessed Land.

The mountains were majestic, exuding an extraordinary aura. The disciples in this Sacred Land were all exceptionally talented.

One person was painting on a mountaintop, and as they painted, the wind stirred with their brushstrokes.

Another was playing an instrument by a lake, and as they played, water birds danced to the music.

A group of Sword Cultivators were respectfully watching a middle-aged man write calligraphy. With a single stroke of his brush, sword energy erupted!

It was a scene of peace and harmony, truly a sacred place for cultivation.

But at this very moment, an urgent and grand Bell Sound suddenly rang out, shaking the entire Three Absolutes Holy Land.

Instantly, Cultivators everywhere had a drastic change in expression!

"What's going on... What is that sound?"

"A Death Knell... a Death Knell... this is the Death Knell of a Supreme Being!"

"What!? Our Three Absolutes Holy Land... a Supreme Being has fallen?! How is that possible? What's happening?"

In an instant, the scholar painting on the mountain peak's paper was torn apart.

The strings of the instrument by the lake snapped violently, and several dancing water birds exploded into bloody mist.

In the forest, the middle-aged man could not complete the final stroke of his calligraphy, and his brush broke directly.

For a moment, everyone in the Three Absolutes Holy Land looked in shock and disbelief towards the Main Hall!

Everyone knew... something big had happened!